Chen Gensheng had different ideas from Chen Zhiqing. He was thinking about Yu Qizhe.
"Arou, do you want to cancel the engagement?" Chen Gensheng asked.
Chen Rou's mind flashed with Li Qiu's ugly face and short stature. A hint of disgust flashed across her eyes. She lowered her eyes and whispered, "A daughter listens to her father."
"Then we will cancel the Li family's marriage." Chen Gensheng made the decision, "Yu Qizhe passed the imperial examination and is in good health. He is a perfect match for Arou. You two have had a friendship since you were young, and Dad has seen it all! Once the Li family's marriage is canceled, Dad will go to the Yu family to discuss your marriage."
Chen Rou was somewhat surprised. She asked in astonishment, "Zhe Ge'er passed the imperial examination?"
Then she blushed and said, "Thank you, Daddy, for thinking about your daughter."
Chen Zhiqing had not expected that his father would have such a plan. Out of his instinctive dislike for Yu Qizhe, he said, "Father, Yu Qizhe already has a wife for the purpose of bringing good fortune. This marriage is not appropriate."
"Meng Yujiao and Yu Qizhe have not yet been married, nor are they actually husband and wife. It's just that the villagers spread some rumors to bring good luck." Chen Gensheng said, "Besides, the old man of the Yu family had already registered Meng Yujiao in his family's household deed, and let Yu Mengshan and his wife recognize her as their daughter. She and Yu Qizhe are just brother and sister."
Seeing that his father had made up his mind, Chen Zhiqing's face did not look very happy. He frowned. Although it was a good match for Arou to marry Yu Qizhe, but... Yu Qizhe's existence was like a thorn. With him around, he would always be overshadowed and invisible.
Zhao returned home feeling as soft as if she was walking on cotton.
Although the yamen runner did not say who won the first place, but as soon as he called out Yu Qizhe's name, Zhao knew in her heart that the person who won the first place could not be Yu Zhizhou, but the sickly boy from the second house.
She felt mixed emotions, her two sons studied hard in the academy but failed to get in, while the one from the second wife easily won the top spot. This made her jealous and anxious. Why did the second wife have such good luck? She was annoyed that it was not her son who won the top spot!
She walked into the hall with a gloomy face and forced a stiff smile, "Dad, Mom, the official said that our brother passed the imperial examination and won the first place. The county magistrate will bring the county's gentry to our house soon, so we should prepare."
After hearing his words, no one in the room reacted for a long time. After a long pause, Yu Ruhai laughed wildly with excitement, "He actually got the Li Yuan title! Great, great!"
After Yu Ruhai was overjoyed, he quickly asked, "Which one is Li Yuan?"
Yu Jinshu and Yu Jinyan in the west room heard the noise and hurried out, staring at Zhao.
Zhao stammered, "It seems... it's the fifth brother."
"Him? He was the one who passed the imperial examination?" Yu Jinshu was stunned with disbelief, muttering, "How is it possible? He hasn't been to school for three years, how could he pass the imperial examination in one go!"
After the initial surprise, Yu Zhou's face became much calmer. Seeing Yu Jinshu lose his composure and say such inappropriate words, she frowned secretly. Fearing that Yu Ruhai would be unhappy, she interrupted and said, "Go and call the fifth brother and tell him the great news. No, quickly get him to change into clothes suitable for meeting guests, because the county magistrate will be here soon."
"You make sense. I need to pack up and change my clothes." Yu Ruhai was originally planning to go to the east room to tell Yu Qizhe the good news in person, but he stopped and went back to the east room to change his clothes.
Yu Jinyan looked dazed. Like Yu Jinshu, he could not accept that Yu Qizhe had won the first place in the provincial examination. However, he did not show his emotions like Yu Jinshu. He just stood in the room with a gloomy face.
Yu Jiao was in the next room learning how to embroider a purse with a more complicated pattern from Yu Fuling. Upon hearing the news, she and Yu Fuling quickly got off the couch, put on their shoes and went to the outer room.
Yu Mengshan and Song both looked stunned, unable to recover from Yu Zhou's words.
"Fifth brother, change your clothes quickly. The county magistrate will be here soon. I'll go prepare some tea and snacks." Yu Zhou said to Yu Qizhe, who had a calm face, with a smile on her face and a gentle tone and a kind face.
"Little brother, you passed the imperial examination!" Yu Fuling was very excited after Yu Zhou left. She was so happy that she wanted to go to the village and shout it out.
Yu Qizhe raised a faint smile at the corner of his lips and nodded.
Yu Jiao looked at Yu Qizhe's calm face and felt that he was not surprised to win the first place. Everyone was more excited than him, except for himself, who won the first place, who was exceptionally calm.
This kind of self-confidence, which is almost arrogance, does not seem out of place when it appears on him.
Yu Mengshan and his wife looked confused as if they had just woken up from a dream. They looked at their son and were so embarrassed that they didn't know what to say.
"Go change your clothes quickly." Song's eyes were slightly red, and she said with tears of relief.
After Yu Qizhe returned to the inner room, Song leaned on Yu Mengshan's shoulder and suddenly burst into sobs, her words mixed with sadness and joy, "My son Li Yuan, my son Li Yuan!"
Yu Mengshan knew how miserable she felt. When he broke his leg and Qizhe became so ill, the second branch was entirely supported by Song.
The tears at this moment were a cry of happiness after suffering. Yu Mengshan stroked Song's back and his eyes also turned red.
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